Legal Opinion
Hall v. Ewing
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 15, 1917No. 20750PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Suit for libel by Luther E. Hall against Robert Ewing and others. Exception of no cause of action sustained, suit dismissed, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
This suit for libel is set forth in the petition as follows:
*909“The petition of Luther E. Hall, a resident of the parish of Ouachita, and now residing, as Governor of Louisiana, in Baton Bouge, respectfully represents:
“(I) That petitioner is by profession an attorney at law, and that, for many years, he has devoted himself to the practice of his profession, and to the discharge of his duties in the several offices of trust to which he has been elected.
“That he is now filling the office of Governor of this state, for a term beginning in May, 1912; that when he received the nomination for Governor…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hamilton v. . EnoNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Fitzpatrick v. Daily States Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Covington v. RobersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
- Martin v. PicayuneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
3Cited by11 opinions
- Madison v. BoltonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Wattigny v. LambertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Vicknair v. Daily States Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
- Martin v. MarkleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Otero v. EwingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
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